RE: Sr Tech Writer job?

[Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I think that's more of a reverse Dutch auction. The auctioneer announces an amount and sees how many raise their hands. Then he keeps dropping the amount until there's only one hand raised. I've actually seen this sort of thing done on street corners where housing contractors are picking up day laborers; I think it's pretty disgusting in any field. 

Actually, yes I think we can and should blame people who do this sort of thing. This is demeaning to the employee and dishonorable for the employer. Bargain hunting is one thing but this is an entire order of magnitude less reputable.

> 
> Possibly more depressing is the tendency in UK for
> advertisers to
> start off at a reasonable rate to "test the
> water". You apply for the
> contract but hear nothing. A few days to a week later, the
> same job is
> re-advertised at a lower rate, and again a few days later
> at an even
> lower rate, and again a few days later ...
> 
> I guess that we can't blame recruiters for trying to
> pay as little as
> possible but it is depressing to see jobs that require
> years of
> experience and in-depth knowledge of software tools going
> for just
> over National Minimum Wage (about $9/hr) in some of these
> dutch
> auctions.
> 
> -- 
> Geoff



      
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